This is the Grade 10 Examination paper for the year 2015. The Examination is divided into two parts: PART A: Multiple Choice (Questions 1 to 25) PART B: Short Answer (Questions 26 to 50) PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (QUESTIONS 1 to 25) For each question, choose the correct answer and write A, B, C, or D in the space provided on the ANSWER SHEET. QUESTION 1 Eddie did not comply ______________ the rules so he was expelled. A. to B. by C. with D. in QUESTION 2 Joan, and not her elder sister, is the one to ___________the invitation letter should be sent. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose QUESTION 3 You _________ have ruined the company’s good reputation if you had signed that fraudulent deal. A. should B. ought to C, must D. could QUESTION 4 The former president advised the new president not to declare war. The word advised in the above sentence is ________________. A. a verb B. a noun C. an adjective D. an adverb QUESTION 5 The gardener __________________ very hard since this morning and needs to take a break now. A. worked B. is working C. has been working D. have worked QUESTION 6 The husband ______________ at his wife when she actually dared to argue with him. A. peeped B. glared C. looked D. glanced QUESTION 7 Don’t worry; it’s just a difficult stage. She’ll ___________ it. A. get on with B. get out of C. get up to D. get over QUESTION 8 Kema really __________ his grandfather. He loves music and is passionate about it. A. takes after B. takes up C. takes in D. takes on QUESTION 9 Some people think that discussing the dangers of cigarette smoking obscures the real issue. They believe that the real issue is that smokers are discriminated against. The word obscures means; A. highlights B. challenges C. exposes D. conceals For questions 10 and 11, identify the segment of each sentence that has an error. QUESTION 10 A B C D The rising sea level/ is forcing/ alot of coastal/ communities to relocate. QUESTION 11 A B C D All the furnitures /in the assembly hall /was cleared to make room /for the school dance. QUESTION 12 The detective dedicated his life to hunting down the truth. What does “hunting down the truth” mean in this sentence? A. The detective preferred to conceal the truth. B. The detective was determined to tell the truth. C. The detective wanted to eradicate the truth. D. The detective was determined to learn the truth. QUESTION 13 Which of the sentences below contains the passive voice? i. Trains are used by many developed countries. ii. Joan threw the documents into the rubbish bin. iii. The report was given to Moses in class. iv. The holocaust made many Jews homeless. v. The rabbits were captured by the zoo hunters. A. i , ii, v B. ii, iii, iv C. i, iii, v D. ii, iii, v QUESTION 15 The first verse of the poem indicates that the old woman A. is fulfilled in her world. B. is vain and self-important. C. leads an isolated and lonely life. D. burdens others with her troubles. QUESTION 16 How does the old woman carry her age? A. humbly B. passively C. resentfully D. confidently QUESTION 17 The poem suggests that the old woman A. fears for her future. B. has forgotten the past. C. is nourished by her past. D. has ambitious plans for the future. QUESTION 18 The third verse of the poem indicates that the old woman A. is tormented by doubts. B. has kept to herself any fears she might have. C. frets and worries about her advancing years. D. is looking forward to the future. QUESTION 19 The fourth verse of the poem suggests that A. old people are eccentric and unpredictable. B. old people tend to be scornful of the young. C. the author used to regard old people with scorn. D. it is time for the old woman to pass on her knowledge. QUESTION 20 The poem as a whole suggests that the old woman A. has an inner strength. B. is kindly but pompous. C. is high spirited and playful. D. appears bowed and miserable. For questions 21 to 25, refer to the passage below. SNOW LEOPARDS Few animals match the rare beauty and quiet mystery of the snow leopard. Seldom do people see these animals in the wild: elusive and solitary, they live in remote pockets of central Asia. There are perhaps 6,000 snow leopards left in the wild. The number is difficult to estimate since snow leopard terrain is rugged and researchers must rely on indications of animals rather than direct sightings. Central Asia contains the largest concentration of mountains in the world. These mountains, with their rocky slopes, are the home of the snow leopard. To some scientists, the animal is known as an indicator species, one that indicates the general health of a particular environment. Since the snow leopard lives at the top of the food chain, if there are abundant and healthy snow leopards in an area, there is probably also a healthy local ecosystem. Conservation of the snow leopard therefore contributes to conserving the chain of life that must survive to support the snow leopard. The primary threat to snow leopards is intense human population growth. This phenomenon is occurring not only in the lowlands of Asia but also in high mountain areas that once were sparsely populated. In Mongolia, for example, snow leopards must compete with humans and their livestock for living space and for their food supply. Marmots, a staple of snow leopards’ diet during the summer, are now being hunted heavily by humans for pelts, meat and oil. (Marmots are known as ‘buffer prey’; if marmots are plentiful, snow leopards are less likely to attack herders’ livestock.) Economic problems in recent years have forced people in several snow leopard countries to scavenge intensively for resources, including mineral resources, which in turn has caused severe damage to local environments. Increase in domestic livestock has squeezed the habitat of the snow leopard. The situation has deteriorated rapidly. A successful breeding program of snow leopards has been going on in zoos for years. The program carefully monitors genetic lineage in order to prevent inbreeding. The program cannot, however, create animals that are the same as snow leopards living in the wild. A photograph of a zoo animal shows an animal that has lost its spark. A rare photograph of a snow leopard in the wild shows an animal that is tense with vitality. QUESTION 21 The passage suggests that the environment in which the snow leopard lives is A. lush and fertile. B. gently undulating. C. largely inaccessible. D. low-lying and swampy. QUESTION 22 The passage suggests that conservation of the snow leopard is important for the local ecosystem because it ensures A. the survival of other species. B. an ongoing supply of meat for human population. C. sufficient snow leopards for the breeding program. D. that domestic livestock are kept down to a manageable number. QUESTION 23 The passage implies that in the last few years the living conditions of humans in snow leopard countries have A. improved. B. worsened. C. remained much the same. D. fluctuated from year to year. QUESTION 24 The passage suggests that the survival of the snow leopard is most threatened by A. inbreeding. B. low numbers of domestic livestock. C. human impact on food source areas. D. the threat of capture and placement in zoos. QUESTION 25 The passage suggests that the main drawback of the snow leopard breeding program is A. its expense. B. its poor breeding rate. C. the number of animals produced. D. the nature of the animal produced. Also Check out the : SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
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